Sources said the Heat encouraged Beasley to check into the facility to address possible substance and psychological issues. He is expected to spend time with former NBA player and coach John Lucas, who is widely known for his success in working with troubled players.

Beasley’s admission comes after a handful of disturbing Twitter posts were attributed to him on Friday afternoon.

Captain_Jack wrote:Actually the report is that he's in there for depression and has posted things on his facebook account about life not being worth living, etc.

As for the weed, I don't have a problem with it, I don't care.

its mainly cuz of the weed though. Now, granted, once your in these things, they give you full psychological evaluations, which beasly will spill out his problems. There is no secret beasly was calling for attention and stated "life was not worth living", but Riley sent him to rehab for the marijuana. dude has been so bluntly obvious about his usage it is becoming a distraction and bad PR. not the first time he's gotten in trouble with weed... all this according to Marc Stein of ESPN when he was on sportscenter this morning, and actually talking to riley about it.

Under the NBA's anti-drug rules, there are some instances in which a player who comes forward voluntarily to request help with a substance-abuse issue is not penalized as harshly as a player who randomly tests positive and is thereby forced to enter the treatment program. The NBA never discloses who is in its drug treatment program.